diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/client.go b/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/client.go
index 3a4bf4e0..644e49ea 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/client.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/client.go
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ import (
 
 	"git.fd.io/govpp.git/api"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/empty"
+
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice/mechanisms/cls"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/core/next"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log"
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/utils/metadata"
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ func (k *kernelTapClient) Request(ctx context.Context, request *networkservice.N
 }
 
 func (k *kernelTapClient) Close(ctx context.Context, conn *networkservice.Connection, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*empty.Empty, error) {
-	_ = del(ctx, conn, k.vppConn, metadata.IsClient(k))
+	err := del(ctx, conn, k.vppConn, metadata.IsClient(k))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.FromContext(ctx).Error(err)
+	}
 	return next.Client(ctx).Close(ctx, conn, opts...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/common.go b/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/common.go
index d211cc2c..ccbd86b4 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/common.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/common.go
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ import (
 	interfaces "github.com/edwarnicke/govpp/binapi/interface"
 	"github.com/edwarnicke/govpp/binapi/interface_types"
 	"github.com/edwarnicke/govpp/binapi/tapv2"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice/payload"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-vpp/pkg/tools/ifindex"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-vpp/pkg/tools/mechutils"
@@ -139,12 +140,17 @@ func del(ctx context.Context, conn *networkservice.Connection, vppConn api.Conne
 		if !ok {
 			return nil
 		}
+		now := time.Now()
 		_, err := tapv2.NewServiceClient(vppConn).TapDeleteV2(ctx, &tapv2.TapDeleteV2{
 			SwIfIndex: swIfIndex,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.WithStack(err)
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to delete connection with SwIfIndex %v", swIfIndex)
 		}
+		log.FromContext(ctx).
+			WithField("SwIfIndex", swIfIndex).
+			WithField("duration", time.Since(now)).
+			WithField("vppapi", "TapDeleteV2").Debug("completed")
 		return nil
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/server.go b/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/server.go
index a9b23c1e..5d4c40a0 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/server.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/mechanisms/kernel/kerneltap/server.go
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ import (
 
 	"git.fd.io/govpp.git/api"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/empty"
+
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/core/next"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log"
 
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/utils/metadata"
 )
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ func (k *kernelTapServer) Request(ctx context.Context, request *networkservice.N
 }
 
 func (k *kernelTapServer) Close(ctx context.Context, conn *networkservice.Connection) (*empty.Empty, error) {
-	_ = del(ctx, conn, k.vppConn, metadata.IsClient(k))
+	err := del(ctx, conn, k.vppConn, metadata.IsClient(k))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.FromContext(ctx).Error(err)
+	}
 	return next.Server(ctx).Close(ctx, conn)
 }